Tigresses take third at Plano

Published: Monday, Oct. 15, 2012 4:50 p.m. CST

Princeton and St. Bede ventured to the Plano Invitational volleyball tournament Saturday.

The Tigresses came in with a third-place finish with the Lady Bruins claiming eighth in the 16-team field. Princeton’s Katherine Pranka and St. Bede’s Morgan King were named to the All-Tournament team.

St. Bede finished the day with two wins and three ties. The Lady Bruins defeated Genoa-Kingston 25-17, 25-15 and West Aurora 25-18, 25-8 and split with Peotone 17-25, 25-22, Paw Paw 24-25, 25-17 and Plano 25-18, 17-25.

SBA coach Dawn Williams said the Lady Bruins (10-17-3) played much stronger Saturday, getting a boost from the return of Katie Joerger from a six-week absence with mono.

Woodland squared off against No. 3 Ottawa Marquette, taking the first set 25-16 only to have the Lady Cru turn the tables for a 25-15 second set win. Woodland bounced back for a 25-13 third set decision to take the title.

The Tigresses claimed second by defensive points tie-breaker with Kewanee placing third and Hall fourth.

Sandwich sophomore tournament: Princeton placed sixth in Saturday’s sophomore play at Sandwich. The Tigresses beat Plano 25-23, 25-19 and Paw Paw 25-6, 25-12 and lost to Seneca 25-23, 25-19 in pool play. They finished with a 24-25, 25-18, 15-14 win over Fenton and a 2-1 loss to Peotone to place sixth.